How to write a thesis report for engineering? - TutorsIndia.com

HOW TO WRITE A THESIS REPORT FOR ENGINEERING? An Academic presentation by Dr. Nancy Agens, Head, Technical Operations, TutorsIndia Group www.tutorsindia.com Email: info@tutorsindia.com

Today's Discussion In Brief OUTLIN E

Introductio n Steps to be Followed while Developing a Thesis Key Sections of Thesis Characteristics of a Thesis Conclusion

In Brief Writing a well designed thesis report is of paramount significance for an academic researcher. A thesis report should be able to clearly describe the reason of research or study conducted and the associated problems or challenges. A thesis should also emphasize on solution of the problem and discuss the progress made till date. Thus a thesis need to well-planned and should be strictly adhering to the perception of its audience.

A thesis can be described as a written record of the academic work that has been assigned to a candidate.

Introductio n

It can also be described as a means to communicate the ideas of author towards a particular technology that aims to fulfill the needs of academia industries.

In some cases the thesis also discusses the obstructions or hindrances in the path of industries and provides an optimal solution to solve these problems.

A thesis should hence include certain key headings that can be helpful for the audience in understanding the motive of writing that thesis.

Steps to be Followed while Developing a Thesis The process of developing a thesis includes certain milestones such as preparing the topic, discussing the significance of topic, planning and developing text relevant for the topic, discussing and editing the text and so on.

Steps to be followed while developing a thesis are as follows: • Prewriting

• Editing

• Drafting

• Publication

• Revision Contd ..

Figure 1 Steps of Thesis Report Writing Process

In order to write a good thesis it is necessary that the sections or chapter of the thesis are in a proper order and the text presented is interlinked.

The order in which these chapters should be presented is as follows.

Introduction

Key Sections of Thesis

Literature review Methodology and experimental set-up Mathematical modeling Conclusion and recommendation Future scope References Appendix

Contd ..

1. Introduction: It discusses the reason or aim of writing the thesis.

It also emphasizes on the problem associated with the to pic or technology discussed.

2.Literature review: In Literature review the techniques applied by other researchers to resolve the issue are discussed by the author.

3.Methodology or experimental set-up: In this chapter the methodologies used to fulfill the objective of thesis are discussed.

Mathematical modeling: There are some cases when the model developed involves coding or use of certain software.

Contd..

4.Conclusion and recommendation: In this chapter the summary of the thesis is presented such that the author mentions his findings and final results obtained.

5.Future scope: In this part of the thesis the future scope or application of the work presented is discussed.

6.References: In this section the references or citation used by the author are presented.

7.Appendix: This is the last but important part of a thesis and it presents the detailed calculation etc which are otherwise not mentioned in the thesis.

Characteristics of a Thesis In order to write a well oriented thesis it is necessary that the thesis adheres to certain characteristics which make the text presented clear and crisp.

These characteristics are as follows: Style: Style of writing a thesis is the most important aspect.

It enables the audience to gauge your English writing skills.

Linking chapters: While writing a thesis the readers feel comfortable and are able to synchronize the ideas communicated only if there is a link between the texts.

Contd..

Titles: The titles used in the thesis should neither be too long nor too short.

Ambiguity and clarity: Ambiguity arouses the excitement of audience and the clarity of text enable the readers to clarify their doubts.

Precision: It should be reflected in the thesis especially when the work is quantitative.

Brevity: The work performed should be clear and concise.

Thus there should not be repetition in the thesis.

Thesis writing is an important task assigned to the candidates pursing engineering.

Conclusio n

A thesis written reflects the ideas and concepts of author and his knowledge towards the idea being presented.

Thus while writing a thesis one should follow the guidelines and formats mentioned.

Also one should be clear about the different sections to be included in thesis and their length.

CONTACT US UNITED KINGDOM

+441143520021 INDIA

+914448137070 EMAIL